Fanfic: "Pain and Promises"

[finwealtariel]

Title: Pain and Promises
Fandom: Fruits Basket
Pairing: Ayame+Mayuko (non-romantic), Hatori/Mayuko (implied)
Rating: PG
Genre: Angst
Author: finwealtariel

Comments

[f_ireworks]

I really liked this :-) I like the idea of Ayame dropping by Mayu's store right after Shigure and Hatori, and I think you have done a very nice job of capturing the nuances and eccentricities of his speech and mannerisms. Good job!

[finwealtariel]

Oh wow! thank you so much! I seriously believed I screwed it up somehow. But the idea of Aya dropping by came to me after I re-read volume 10 for about a hundredth time! thank you, really, for the nice comment :)

[glassbomb]

I enjoyed this a lot. Ayame seemed wonderfully in character, as did Mayuko.

[finwealtariel]

Yay! I'm glad he didn't sound too weird angsting like that. Thank you so much! :)

[ada_farrow]

Aaaw...so lovely! Mayuchan-sensei is one of my favorite minor characters, and I love the selfless Aya-san you write. This chapter was my favorite in the manga, too...

[finwealtariel]

I believe Aya-chan is a much bigger person than he usually lets on..and I do believe that he *loves* Haa-san that much to let him go. I don't like it, but hey... I guess I just *adore* Ayame ^^ Thanks again so much for the review! Mayu is headstrong, I admire her character ^^ (although secretly, I much prefer the Shigure/Mayuko pairing ^^) Thank you thank you!

[himehikari]

I simply love this.This pairing really needs more love.

[finwealtariel]

Thank you for your nice comment :)
I believe this was just an experiment, I lack a little more courage to bring it further ^^

[himehikari]

Oh, what a late reply comment ^___^;
I decided to read back this fic since I am experiencing this random onset of HatoriMayuko withdrawal symptoms XD

I really think you've tackled this pair excellently, given I've already read this fic twice.

That being mention, don't be afraid to experiment especially with this pairing.Since there is lack of mentioning of them in the manga, there's a lot of room for you to experiment.

Please do write more ^_____________^

[finwealtariel]

Thank you so much for the compliment and the encouragement. And I know this is a rather late reply as well, but I'm still very grateful! :)

I'll try to do some more 'experiments' :)